James F Stewart & Florence West, Bibb Co, AL 1900-1921
Hi, my great grandfather James Fonzie Stewart b. 22 Jan. 1875 in Ft. Payne, DeKalb Co, AL m. Florence Mozell West 23 May 1881 in AL but not sure where (probably Bibb or Tuscaloosa) or where the West family was from exactly, just that they lived in Fayette, Tuscaloosa Co and Bibb Co. I had thought James Fonzie Stewart was the son of Balaam Stewart who lived in Moore Co, NC and later Bibb Co., but someone sent me evidence that I had the wrong father so starting over. The only other two James Stewart age 5ish in AL in 1880 are one in Morgan Co that I've ruled out and the one listed in 1880 in DeKalb Co, AL. James Stewart age 4 appears with parents James Stewart age 25 and Mary Stewart age 34 (9 years older?) and daughter Georgia age 1. I originally passed this one up because my James Fonzie Stewart lists himself and parents born in AL and this has his father born in GA and mother in AL but I know those are often wrong too. If anyone has info on these people or if there are any Stewart descendants in the area, would love to hear your thoughts. To further complicate it someone sent me the transcribed death record and it says James Franklin Stewart not James Fonzie Stewart. Another mystery! Because my mother was a meticulous researcher and that's what she put in her book so I don't know what to make of this.
Dianne Armstrong